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to not understand why people go to Aldi & Lidl...

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TheBeautifulVisit · 07/04/2014 12:17

… it's such a horrible shopping experience.

It reminded me of being in a co-op in my very small hometown circa 1977. And then when you've got a trolley full of their stuff and queue up to pay there's that humiliating bit at the end where they don't give you sufficient time to pack your groceries. They just expect you to very quickly remove your groceries and go and pack them elsewhere, with no bags.

I feel assaulted.

Can you please tell me

  1. how far away is your Aldi or Lidl & why do you go?

  2. what do you miss about your old supermarket? (which one was it)

  3. how much do you spend there each time you go

It was cheaper than my normal shopping but actually I didn't buy my normal shopping: no fresh chives, no fresh ginger, no butternut squash, no purple sprouting broccoli, no green peppercorns, no little tubs of anchovies & olives from the Waitrose deli. I travelled much further to get there.

And there's no delivery.

Why why why?

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 07/04/2014 21:19

Evening all, and thanks to those who have reported their queries rather than raising them on the thread. We can confirm that the OP is an ancient MNer (whether or not she is also a journo we simply do not know) and we would like to state for the record to anyone who will listen that the Lidl cornichons with chilli are sent direct from heaven and contain virtually no calories at all. They're something like £1.45 AND THEY ARE BETTER THAN THE WAITROSE ONES. Not. Even. Joking. Grin

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 07/04/2014 21:21

Ah, TBV, you are forgetting the time that your children spend deciding which of the local charities they are going to bestow their magic green coin upon... that can add another ten frustrating mins to a Waitrose shop, that can.

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